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(11) EP 1 717 859 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/44

(21) Application number: 06015168.5

(22) Date of filing: 02.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01L 27/12(2006.01)
 H01L 21/84(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 04.06.1999 JP 15878799

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
00112035.1 / 1058311

(71) Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamazaki, Shunpei
    Atsugi-shi Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 (JP)
  • Koyama, Jun
    Atsugi-shi Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 (JP)
  • Yamamoto, Kunitaka
    Atsugi-shi Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 (JP)
  • Konuma, Toshimitsu
    Atsugi-shi Kanagawa-ken 243-0036 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Electro-optical device and electronic device


(57) An object of the present invention is to provide an EL display device having a high operation performance and reliability.
The switching TFT 201 formed within a pixel has a multi-gate structure, which is a structure which imposes an importance on reduction of OFF current value. Further, the current control TFT 202 has a channel width wider than that of the swi tchingTFT to make a structure appropriate for flowing electric current. Morever, the LDD region 33 of the current control TFT 202 is formed so as to overlap a portion of the gate electrode 35 to make a structure which imposes importance on prevention of hot carrier injection and reduction of OFF current value.







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